The UK minimum wage has increased by more than 70% in real terms since 1999. What’s it doing to jobs, prices and profits - ...

We evaluate the introduction of freestanding Emergency Care Centers within Brazil’s publicly funded health system, leveraging ...

Using Global Minds data across 44 countries over the period 2020–25 we confirm that ill-being is no longer hump-shaped in age ...

We propose a novel measure of intergenerational welfare mobility, “value-value” slope, including both pecuniary and ...

Reform UK says it would cut income tax in Scotland if it wins the Scottish Parliament election in May. Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join ...

As a result, the hump shape in despair by age, which we can see here in the dark line which shows the years 2009 to 2018, has ...

An IFS event discussing new research on the UK fiscal framework, its limitations, and options for longer-term reform.

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact of Analysis Award. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down ...

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact of Analysis Award. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down ...

The online launch of 2026 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down the major decisions in a packed ...

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact of Analysis Award. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down ...